Birds to See in West Lothian in January
61 bird species on our list for West Lothian are recorded regularly in January
Of these, the most often recorded are Magpie, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Mallard and European Robin. New this month: Canada Goose, Great Black-backed Gull, Eurasian Wigeon and Common Raven and 2 more.
On the move in January
GBIF · JanArriving
From West Lothian’s bird records, 2019–2024: arriving birds are regular this month but not last; leaving birds are regular this month but not next.
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All 61 birds in January
61 birds
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 3.98% in Jan
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 3.72% in Jan
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusResidentCommon40–42 cmRecorded all year · 3.58% in Jan
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 3.45% in Jan
European RobinErithacus rubeculaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 3.32% in Jan
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 3.25% in Jan
European Herring GullLarus argentatusResidentCommon55–67 cmRecorded all year · 3.25% in Jan
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 2.99% in Jan
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 2.99% in Jan
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRecorded all year · 2.92% in Jan
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 2.85% in Jan
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 2.72% in Jan
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 2.59% in Jan
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaResidentCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year · 2.39% in Jan
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentCommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 2.32% in Jan
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 2.26% in Jan
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorCommon58–68 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 2.19% in Jan
RookCorvus frugilegusResidentCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 2.06% in Jan
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.99% in Jan
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 1.99% in Jan
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaWinter visitorCommon40–51 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 1.92% in Jan
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 1.92% in Jan
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentCommon10–12 cmRecorded all year · 1.79% in Jan
Grey HeronArdea cinereaSummer visitorCommon90–98 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 1.79% in Jan
Common GullLarus canusResidentCommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 1.66% in Jan
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusWinter visitorCommon13–16 cmRegularly Jul–May · 1.59% in Jan
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.53% in Jan
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.46% in Jan
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.33% in Jan
BuzzardButeo buteoResidentCommon51–57 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 1.26% in Jan
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.26% in Jan
RedwingTurdus iliacusWinter visitorCommon20–24 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 1.26% in Jan
Canada GooseBranta canadensisSummer visitorCommon76–110 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 1.19% in Jan
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.13% in Jan
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinusResidentCommon64–79 cmRegularly Aug–May · 1.00% in Jan
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisResidentCommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.93% in Jan
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchusPassage migrantCommon60–75 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.86% in Jan
FieldfareTurdus pilarisPassage migrantCommon22–27 cmRegularly Nov–Jan · 0.80% in Jan
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorResidentCommon23–26 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 0.80% in Jan
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaSummer visitorCommon17–20 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.80% in Jan
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusSummer visitorCommon52–64 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.73% in Jan
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.73% in Jan
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRegularly Dec–Sep · 0.66% in Jan
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusSummer visitorCommon11–13 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 0.66% in Jan
GoldcrestRegulus regulusResidentCommon9–10 cmRecorded all year · 0.66% in Jan
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusResidentCommon27–28 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.66% in Jan
Eurasian TealAnas creccaPassage migrantCommon34–38 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.60% in Jan
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopePassage migrantCommon42–51 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.60% in Jan
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusSummer visitorCommon46–51 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.60% in Jan
PochardAythya ferinaResidentCommon42–49 cmRegularly Jul–Jan · 0.60% in Jan
Rock DoveColumba liviaSummer visitorCommon31–34 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.60% in Jan
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisResidentCommon16–17 cmRegularly Dec–Jan · 0.53% in Jan
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRegularly Jan–Jul · 0.46% in Jan
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentCommon13–14 cmRegularly Dec–Jun · 0.40% in Jan
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusSummer visitorCommon28–38 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.40% in Jan
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRegularly Dec–Oct · 0.33% in Jan
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.33% in Jan
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaSummer visitorCommon17–18 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.27% in Jan
Water RailRallus aquaticusResidentUncommon23–28 cmRegularly Jan · 0.27% in Jan
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinellaResidentCommon16–17 cmRegularly Dec–Jul · 0.27% in Jan
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentCommon32–35 cmRegularly Dec–Jul · 0.20% in Jan
Data: EOD – eBird Observation Dataset (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), accessed via GBIF.org, CC BY 4.0. Records from 2019–2024, aggregated and filtered by Birdfact. How these lists are made